The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
STATE NEWS.

Tic TerFebonne 7imes thinks thc
increase IN The sugar yield will bt
fifty per cent over last years.
A decree Of the Supreme Court
gives tie State Of Louisiana posses
aioa Of the Kate Townsend estate.
Louisiana aaDaaee Minden Is to
hsse compress, 80 IS Arcadia. This
looks IKE North Louisiana is coming
ont d tho kinks,
Hichlana Beac0n. On Monday
morning the thermometer dropped
down 70 "a degrees above zero. Ice
was over an inch thick.
Ouachita Telegraph On last Fri
day night an unsuccessful attempt was
made to assassiBate Mr. VIM. Mclean
dies, foreman Of the v, S. & P. shops
here
Pointe Coupee Banner: There is
only 6 or 8 inches of water in Old
River and no immediate prospect Of
any Improvement In the stage Of the
water.
Philip Edwards and Robert Gaines,
both colorsd, bad a difficulty at Shreve-
port one day last week, when the for
mer stabbed the latter with o pocket
knife, killing him.
Jos. Lemele, a prominent merchant
Of Monroe, was arrested on the 28th
nit. on an information filed by District
Attorney Hudson charging him with
arson. He gave bond.
Pointo-a.la-Hache Observer: AlIthe
cisterns of the parish and of New Or
leans are empty and no prospect of
rain yet; the river is very low and the
water quite unpleasant to drink.
St. Mary Reuiew, 10th: To date
the Texas line of boats only have
taken $500 barrels Of sugar and mo,
lasses to Galveston. The line on return
trips brings some freight for the plan,
tations.
CapitOlaaR-Ad0ocate We are in.
formed that an old colored woman
residing on Capt. Phil Burg's prem,
Uses fell into the fire accidentally and
was burned to death before assistance
could reach her.
Miss Ollie Wade, of Caldwell parish
is a young lady Of pluck, worth a hall
dozen dudelets. She does her house
hold work and runs the cane mill fol-
her father, who is too feeble to run il
himself, and makes fine article Of
molasses.
Webster Tribune: Mr.. j. J. Hort
man, of this parish, brought to towI
this week two bales of cotton whicI
were grown on one acre of land, whicl
were sold to the popular establish
ment of F. H. Drake. One bal
weighed G24 and the other AGA.
Iberyille South We learn tina
one day last week on the Texas plan
tatiOn, in this parish, IS acres of can
were ground from which 60 hogshead
Of sugar were made. The same nun
Der of acres were ground during tn
present week and So hogsheads wer
realized.
Webster Monitor: William Lewis
n promiDant colored citizen Of TIN
place was fatally injured by bors
last Tuesday morning. He was ION
of the few oolored men who coul
stand prosperity and never forge
himself by giving offense to any
the white race.
Terrebonne Times Sugar-rolIir
is going on on the surrounding pla
taLions with a vim at the present tim
all are running with full set of hand
and The rates at present are one dc
lar per day. and fifty cents per waite
The crop promises an advance
quantity for about fifty per cent upC
last years. Some planters are gettin
from $500 to 5000 pounds of sugi
per acre.
George Denham, captain of tt
English steamer Ocean King, wei
out to West End, New Orleans, La
Tuesday and went in bathing. TIL
water is only Is inches deep, and ii
stead Of going down the steps fror
the bath house he Owed into the awe
ter from the gallery and broke IN
neck. A young man named Levi
Mccarthy saw him when the acciden
occurred and rescued the body iron
the water
Hayne Signal The tide of immi
grafton still flows in this direction
Not day passes but what one Q
more persons drive into our town Q
parish o. get off the train. They ar
coming from Kansas, Texas, Missouri
Illinois, Nebraska and other States
driven from some sections by drout
ana FROM others BY the ravages .
bugs auddnaects and the severity Z
ths winters, and 70 and our assistant
asa sept busy Is finding homes Fl
naw eo1nafs